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Austin Jackson went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer and two walks Tuesday against the Twins.

There wasn't any interest in Jackson as a starting outfielder when he was a free agent last winter. One figures there will be this year, what with the 30-year-old hitting .323 with a .907 OPS in 161 at-bats. He's homered in back-to-back games. Aug 15 - 11:30 PM

Austin Jackson went 2-for-4 and hit his fourth homer Sunday against the Rays.

The Jay Bruce acquisition figured to cost Jackson some playing time, but he's playing so well right now that the Indians have to get him into the lineup most of the time. He's batting .312 with an .873 OPS in 157 at-bats. Aug 13 - 5:43 PM

Austin Jackson is not in the Indians' lineup Thursday against the Yankees.

It's only his second day off since coming off the DL on July 25. Jackson has hit .414 during that span and made the catch of the year robbing Hanley Ramirez of a home run Tuesday at Fenway Park. Michael Brantley, Bradley Zimmer and Brandon Guyer will be Cleveland's three outfielders for Thursday's series opener. Aug 3 - 5:10 PM

Austin Jackson posted a single, a double and an RBI over five at-bats in a road victory against the White Sox on Saturday.

Jackson has been brilliant since coming off the 10-day disabled list on July 25, reaching base in each of his five games while bumping his average up from .321 to .331 with eight hits over 16 at-bats. Most importantly of all, he has struck out just once during the span. Jul 30 - 12:37 AM

Depth Charts

Ramirez left Thursday's matinee in the second inning after taking a 93 mph fastball off his right forearm but looks to be all right. In fact, Indians manager Terry Francona said he could be available off the bench for the second game of Thursday's day/night doubleheader. Giovanny Urshela handled third base after Ramirez exited and will draw the start there in Game 2 against Twins rookie Aaron Slegers.

Indians placed OF Michael Brantley on the 10-day disabled list with a mild right ankle sprain.

The club had said that they wanted to wait and see how Brantley's ankle responded to treatment before they made a decision on a possible DL stint, but they've reversed course and gone ahead and made the move. The fact that they're calling the ankle sprain mild would certainly seem to be a good sign. With Lonnie Chisenhall (calf) also out, the Indians are poised to go with Abraham Almonte, Austin Jackson and Brandon Guyer in their corner outfield spots for a while.

Lonnie Chisenhall (calf) went 1-for-3 with a single Sunday in his first minor league rehab game with Double-A Akron.

Chisenhall, who has missed more than a month with a right calf strain, served as the designated hitter in his return to game action. He'll likely need a few more days before being activated. The Indians recently traded for Jay Bruce, so Chisenhall's role could be in flux once Michael Brantley (ankle) returns.

Miller fanned two hitters while throwing 10 of his 12 pitches for strikes. The left-hander didn't show any signs of rust in his first and perhaps only rehab outing and could be back in the Indians' pen as soon as this weekend.